News anchor, 42, dies while on vacation
On Monday, the life and legacy of Lesley Swick Van Ness, a beloved news anchor and executive from Illinois, came to an end in Naples, Florida. Van Ness, aged 42, was vacationing with her husband and two sons when she fell ill and was hospitalized. Jennifer Dale, the Vice President of Recruiting at WGEM-TV, parent company of Gray Television, expressed her sadness at the news of her passing. Matt Schmidt, who worked as an anchor …